virat kohli / cricket

 virat kohli

born 5 November1988) is an Indian international cricketer and former captain of the India national cricket team. He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League as a right-handed batsman. He is often considered one of the best batsmen of his era and is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-format batsman of all time[4] Between 2013 and 2022, he captained the India cricket team in 213 matches across all three formats. With 40 wins out of 68 matches, Kohli is one of the most successful Indian Test captains.

Kohli made his Test debut in 2011. He reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013. He has won Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016). He also holds the world record of being the fastest to 23,000 international runs.[9]

Kohli has been the recipient of many awards– most notably the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Men's Cricketer of the Decade): 2011–2020; Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2017 and 2018; ICC Test Player of the Year (2018); ICC ODI Player of the Year (2012, 2017, 2018) and Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World (2016, 2017 and 2018).At the national level, he was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri under the sports category in 2017 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest sporting honour in India, in 2018.

In 2016, he was ranked as one of the world's most famous athletes by ESPN and one of the most valuable athlete brands by Forbes. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2020, he was ranked 66th in Forbes list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for the year 2020 with estimated earnings of over $26 million.

My main aim is to...I am ready to do anything for that': Out-of-form Virat Kohli hints at return for big tournament

Kohli has made his intentions clear, of giving everything to the best of his abilities as the ex-India skipper has hinted towards his return for the big tournament next month.

Former India captain Virat Kohli has been immensely criticised for his ongoing struggles with the bat which is also part of his long-standing century drought. Since November 2019, the three-figure mark has eluded the star India batter, stretching across 78 international innings. But Kohli has made his intentions clear, of giving everything to the best of his abilities as the ex-India skipper has hinted towards his return for the big tournament next month.

Kohli had missed the 2018 Asia Cup as he was rested along with many other white-ball regulars. Under then stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma, the second-string India side nevertheless extended their dominance in Asia with yet another title win.

Kohli, who remains India's highest run-getter in Asia Cup tournament with 766 runs in 14 innings across the two formats, is all set to make an return to the Indian side for the big tournament which begins from August 27 onwards in the UAE.

The 33-year-old also promised to give his best to help the Indian side win the World Cup. The Men in Blue presently have their eyes set on the 2022 T20 World Cup which will be played later in October in Australia while the 2023 will witness the ODI World Cup.

“My main aim is to help India win the Asia Cup and the World Cup and for that I am ready to do anything for the team,” said Kohli in a statement released by Star Sports.